CA1201034A - "cut and style"-device for fashion haircutting- hairshaping and hairstyling - Google Patents
"cut and style"-device for fashion haircutting- hairshaping and hairstylingInfo
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- A45D24/36—Combs, stencils, or guides, specially adapted for hair trimming devices
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Disclosed a device for use in fashion haircutting and hairshaping to enable a hairdresser or hairdesigner to precisely and effectively fulfill and/or record and/or re-create a predetermined haircut of any desired hair length at each and every point o a head or wig (obviously, within the limits of the given length of hair). The device includes a principal part - a sheet of smooth, thin, flexible, trans-parent and water impervious material - adapted to be placed and fit in any of a plurality of circumferential positions at various preselected levels on human head and to conform generally to the hair lengths, most commonly suitable for fashion haircutting and hairstyling operations, and to the features of the human head and shoulders. The principal part has two sets of lines with their respective two sets of identi-fying designations. Means are secured along the whole length of the upper edge of the principal part for selectively and adjustably securing the principal part at any of a plurality of parting lines on the head of a user whose hair is to be cut and shaped at a plurality of different levels on the head.
The device thus separates the hair above and below the parting line, at which it is secured, while the first and second sets of lines, with their respective designations, serve to guide the hairdresser/hairdesigner in cutting and shaping the layer of strands of hair above the parting line when the hair is draped over the surface of the device, to permit measuring of the hair to be cut and shaped and, as it is being cut and shaped, to insure symmetry, accuracy and precision at each strand of hair during the cutting and shaping operation.
Disclosed a method of using the device in fashion haircutting and hairstyling operations.
Disclosed a method of recording any fashion haircut with the use of the invented device.
Disclosed a method of fashion hairstyling with the use of the invented device.
Disclosed a device for use in fashion haircutting and hairshaping to enable a hairdresser or hairdesigner to precisely and effectively fulfill and/or record and/or re-create a predetermined haircut of any desired hair length at each and every point o a head or wig (obviously, within the limits of the given length of hair). The device includes a principal part - a sheet of smooth, thin, flexible, trans-parent and water impervious material - adapted to be placed and fit in any of a plurality of circumferential positions at various preselected levels on human head and to conform generally to the hair lengths, most commonly suitable for fashion haircutting and hairstyling operations, and to the features of the human head and shoulders. The principal part has two sets of lines with their respective two sets of identi-fying designations. Means are secured along the whole length of the upper edge of the principal part for selectively and adjustably securing the principal part at any of a plurality of parting lines on the head of a user whose hair is to be cut and shaped at a plurality of different levels on the head.
The device thus separates the hair above and below the parting line, at which it is secured, while the first and second sets of lines, with their respective designations, serve to guide the hairdresser/hairdesigner in cutting and shaping the layer of strands of hair above the parting line when the hair is draped over the surface of the device, to permit measuring of the hair to be cut and shaped and, as it is being cut and shaped, to insure symmetry, accuracy and precision at each strand of hair during the cutting and shaping operation.
Disclosed a method of using the device in fashion haircutting and hairstyling operations.
Disclosed a method of recording any fashion haircut with the use of the invented device.
Disclosed a method of fashion hairstyling with the use of the invented device.
Description
~201~)34 "CUT & STYLE" - DEVICE FOR ~ASHION HAIRCUTTING-HAIR-SHAPING AND HAIXSTYLING
I. Field of Invention The present invention relates to beauty supplies and par-ticularly to the hairdressers' and hairdesigners' tools.
It is a device designed for professional use during the haircutting-hairshaping and hairstyling procedures in beauty parlours, wig manufacturin~ businesses, and, with some basic related skills, may also be used domestically. It is designed to enable the hairdresser/hairdesigner to fulfill precisely and effectively any predetermined haircut (obviously, within the limits of the given length of hair) by enabling to attain any planned or desired length of hair at each and every point of the head of a person or at the surface of a wig (being put on a head of a person or on a dummy for wigs). (Further, in the Specifi-cation an~ in the claims, where references are made to "head", "hairn, "haircutting-hairshapingn, "hairstyling", "person", or ~client~, or "user", the words are intended to encompass not only human heads and human hair but also wigs placed on human heads or dummy heads.) With the use oE the device any fashion haircut also may be recorded, if it is desired for re-creation purposes, teachin~ purposes, etc.
XI. Discussion of Prior Art As is widely known fashion haircutting-hairshaping proce-dure encompasses actions of cutting $~
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I. Field of Invention The present invention relates to beauty supplies and par-ticularly to the hairdressers' and hairdesigners' tools.
It is a device designed for professional use during the haircutting-hairshaping and hairstyling procedures in beauty parlours, wig manufacturin~ businesses, and, with some basic related skills, may also be used domestically. It is designed to enable the hairdresser/hairdesigner to fulfill precisely and effectively any predetermined haircut (obviously, within the limits of the given length of hair) by enabling to attain any planned or desired length of hair at each and every point of the head of a person or at the surface of a wig (being put on a head of a person or on a dummy for wigs). (Further, in the Specifi-cation an~ in the claims, where references are made to "head", "hairn, "haircutting-hairshapingn, "hairstyling", "person", or ~client~, or "user", the words are intended to encompass not only human heads and human hair but also wigs placed on human heads or dummy heads.) With the use oE the device any fashion haircut also may be recorded, if it is desired for re-creation purposes, teachin~ purposes, etc.
XI. Discussion of Prior Art As is widely known fashion haircutting-hairshaping proce-dure encompasses actions of cutting $~
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-2 strands of hair in special order and of special length as to achieve a planned design, and, in ultimate goal, to create a planned coiffure.
As an illustration of the methods and tools used in the related field presently, some copies of prior art are enclosed.
Page 1 - is a clipping from a recently issued (Nov. 30, 1982, p. 37) edition of one of the popular weekly newspapers in the U~S.A., the "National Enquirer". It indicates clearly that even highly skilled in the relatecl field people, like the famous hairdesigner, who is showing his ~ork on the pointed out picture with his client bPing suspended upsi~e down, have not found yet any better way to do a precise haircut, it also indicates to what extent even highly skilled hairdressers and hairdesigners are in need of a reliable, convenient tool for use to achieve precision and efficiency in their work.
Enclosed are some copies of chosen at random pages from special maga~ines for hairdressers and hairdesigners "Pivot Point International, 5 Popular Haircuts" ("Prior Art", pp. 2-19). It is quite obvious how the high fashion haircutting-hairshaping procedures, depicted on the enclosed copies, are complicated and time consuming. It requires dividing the hair into multiple little strands, then having each of the multiple parted and fastened strands, in turn, unfastened and subparted a few times.
And the main "toolsn in possession of the hairdresser-hairdesigner in achieving the precise haircut and in ~ulfilling his planned design is estimation by sight and his artistic "flair", which are the qualities of top skilled hairdesigners and artists.
Pages 20-29 of "Prior Artn _ are copies of som~ special magazines for hairdressers and hairdesigners: "14 Classic Hairdesignsn, "Scientific Approach to Hairdesign," and Aura, Essence of Beauty", illustrating methods of high fashion hair-setting and hairstyling.
The high quality work t that is illustrated in the enclosed copies of prior art, with the use o the invented device,may be done in less ti~e, with less tampering with the hair, and does not require top notch s~ills from the hairdressers.
And even for the highly skilled hairdressers and hair-` ~2~13~
designers the invented device will serve as a powerful tool andincrease their creative abilities, because the use of said device not only saves time and makes it possible to accomplish in a very precise way most complicated hairdesigns, but provides a visual graphic aid for multiple modifications.
III. Objects Accordingly, the general object of the present invention is to provide hairdressers and hairdesigners with a reliable and efficient device for use during the haircutting-hairshaping and hairstylin~ procedures.
The more particular objects of the presen~ invention are:
to alleviate the work of hairdressers and hairdesigners and to increase its quality. That is, to help to achieve precisely and effectively any predetermined fashion haircut with a compara-tively small amount of partings of the hair and comparatively little tampering with the hair by providing means that are supposed to be applied consecutively at various levels of the head of a person, whose hair is being cut and shaped, and sup-posed to serve, at the same time, for the following purposes:
for gradual and secure separation of the layers of strands of hair to be cut and shaped - from the rest of the hair, as a light visual background and as a visual graphic aid, mea-suring and recording tool, and a stencil for use during the cutting and shaping of said layers of strands.
The function of separating the layers of strands of hair may be successfully applied in various patterns of hairstyling, re~uiring consecutive separation of the layers of strands of hair to be set on rollers, curled with an iron or pins or styled with a brush and blowdryer. Such application will result in increased efficiency of hairdressers'/hairdesigners' work and in the greater effectiveness of the coiffure.
The other advantages of the invention:
It is considerably simple device, it does not require a big investment to produce it and therefore it will be inexpen-sive (the cost price is supposed to be 80-90 ~ for a piece).
The use of the invented device alleviates the labor of hairdresser/hairdesigner and saves time.
It is also convenient for the customer for the same reason.
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- The haircutting-hairshaping and hairstyling with the use of the invented device is healthier for the hair of a client:
it does not require so muc~ tampering with the hair (that is fastening, unfastening and subparting each of the multiple small strands, as has been shown in the lenclosed published prior art) The device is reliable and will have an extremely lar~e market, because, with some basic related skills, the device may also be used domestically.
High quality ~ashion haircutlting-hairshaping and hair-styling with the use of the invented device may be done not only by top skilled hairdressers, that is not only in the ex-pensive beauty parlours. Even an average skilled hairdresser with the use of the invented device will be able to achieve high quality results.
The device is ornamentally designed, has a good appearance, and it is durable, lightweight, compact in packaging and con-venient in distribution.
And, most important, the invented device represents a new, progressive method in fashion haircutting-hairshaping and hairstyling and is useful and needed.
One of the important advantages o~ the present invention, that it makes possible to standardize ~he various patterns o~
hairdesigns, so vaguely determinable and discernible at present (because, as the enclosed published prior art shows, and as it is commonly known, the fashion haircutting is done at present essentially by estimation by sight, or"freehand").
For example, the hairdesigner, using the invented device is ~eing aware, that a certainly named coiffure requires certain lengths of strands of hair at the certain levels and areas of the head of a person, for instance: 7" (or stated in round numbers, in the metric system o~ measures, - 18 cm) on the crown; 2" (5 cm) on the nape; 6" (15 cm) on the forehead area and 4" (10 cm) on each side. The use of the invented device makes it possible not only to achieve precisely the desired length of strands of hair on the certain given areas and levels of the head and to blend said strands of hair of various lengths into each other efficiently, that is gradually and securely, evenly and symmetrically, but also to put on record ~he haircut and to re-create it precisely if or when it is desired.
;;,~,~, 5 12~034 These and other detailed objects and features of the present invention will become more apparent from consideration of the drawings and ensuing description thereof.
IV. Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invented device, dimi-nished to 11.5%.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the principal part of the inven-ted device, diminished to 32%.
Fig. 3 A, B are schematic representations of the idea and method of using the in~ented devic~ for haircutting-hairshaping procedures and for recordin~ of these procedures.
Fig. 4 A, B, C, D are illustrations of the few key posi-tions out of multiple feasible positio~s of the invented device on the head of a client during the haircutting-hairshaping pro-cedures and an illustration of the mode of cutting and shaping s~rands of hair,and recGrding the procedures while using the device.
Fi~. 5 A, B are illustrations of two out of multiple fea-sible hairstyling patterns for which the present device may be successfully applied, (All the drawings described in details in the next sec-tion: "Detailed Description ofthelnvention, Operation and Instructions. n ) V. Detailed Description of the Invention, Operation and Instructions The invented device for fashion haircutting-hairshaping and hairstyling (Fig. 1) comprises a principal part of the device (a) and a holder (that is an elastic/rubber band)- ~b) being sewn to the whole length of the upper edge (c) of the principal part of the device and thus becoming an integral part of i~.
The principal part of the invented device (Fig. 2) is ornamentally designed that its upper edge (c) fits and can be fastened in circumference on any level of a human head. When placed in such working position the principal part takes shape similar to the shape of a hollow truncated cone ~with part of it removed for exposure o~ the user's face) and conf~ms to the hair lengths, most commonly suitable for fashion haircut-ting and hairstyling operations, and to the features of the human head and sh~ulders.
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rhe size of the principal part is 20 ~ (54.7 cm) by 20"
(50.8 cm) in the widest and longest parts consequently.
The material for use in forming the principal part (a) is preferably soft, smooth, plastic, elastic, flexible, transpa-r~nt, water impervious and strong enough to endure sewing, be-cause the holder (that i5 the elastic/rubber band)-(b) is sup-posed to be sewn to the whole length of the upper edge (c) of the principal part (a); the preferred material for the principal part is a sheet of plastic vinyl.
Regarding the purposed functions of the principal part (a): to provide means for secure separation of ~he layers of strands of hair - to be cut and shaped - from the rest of the hair, to provide a visual light background, when cutting and shaping strands of hair, and to serve as a visual graphic aid, measuring and recording tool,and a stencil during the haircut-ting and hairshaping procedures, ~ the principal part (a) bears a two-color impression of specially arranged ruling.
When the device will be produced, the straight radial lines and their respective capital letters, - that is the first set of lines with their respective designations, - will be dis-played in the same one color; the curved parallel lines and their respective numbers, - that is the second set of lines with their respective designations, - will be displayed in a different color.
As it is shown clearly on Fig. 2, all the lines are designated in sequential order several times repeatedly, as to allow the hairdresser/hairdesigner to see the designations con-veniently from each point of view, while working.
The straight radial lines (said first set of lines~, de-signated with their respective capital letters in alphabetical order, starting from the centerline (A) (said centerline, when the device is placed in the working position, supposed to coin-cide with the center of the back of the head and maintain a vertical direction) and progressing to each of the edges of said principal part the way that each of said radial lines and its respective designations (except of said centerline) has its duplicate on the co~nterpart side of said principal part. Said straight radial lines are crossing the upper edge ~c) 1" (2054 cm) apart from each other, from the center being established at a distance 6 ~" (16 cm) from the middle of the upper edge (c), I
and with their respective capital letters are meant for the purpose of symmetrical guidance (while the layers of strands are being cut and shaped) -The curved parallel lines (said second set of lines) arenumbered in the increasing order from top to bottom ~each figure stands for an equal amount of inches, or x 2.54 cm).
The hatched spaces (d) indicate the extra areas of plastic vinyl material ~o be b~nt under the upper narrow ends of the device to strengthen those two areas, where the fasteners or snapclips will be attached. The solid little squares (e) on both upper narrow ends of the devic~e and on the extra areas (d) are outlining the positions of the self-fastening strips or snapclips - whichever will be used for fastening the device around the head.
The present embodiment of ~he invented device utilizes the B overlapping method of said fastening, that is ~e~ four self-fastening strips will be attached respectively: to the right side,that is to the upper surface,of the right narrow end of the device,and to the reverse side of the left narrow end of the device.
The arrangement of the ruling and designations is destined to provide a visual graphic aid and a measuring tool for the hairdresser/hairdesigner during the haircutting-hairshaping pro-cedures, to alleviate his work and to ensure symmetry, accuracy and effectiveness of the haircut.
The parallel curved lines of the ruling may serve also as a stencil during the haircutting and hairshaping procedures or/and may just serve as a measuring tool; that is the hair-dresser/ hairdesigner, when cutting strands of hair, may follow the curved lines of the impression, if it is corresponding with his planned design, or may use the ruling as just a measuring tool and guide of symmetry to achieve the planned design.
The holder (b) - (Fig. 1) is a narrow (about 1/4", or S-6 mm) elastic/rubber band, permanently attached (by sewing) to the whole lengl:h of the upper edge (c) of the principal part of the device (a) (Fig. 2).
When~sewn to the principal part of the device, said holder :~Z(~L03'~
(that is the elastic/rubber band) is being slightly stretched, and that is why the upper edge of the principal part of the device looks slightly ~athered on Fig. 1. But when the device is put on the head of a client~with said holder (an integral part of the whole upper edge of the principal part of the de-vice) beins placed at a preliminary established parting line on/around any level of the headand fastened in the middle front of the head, said holder surrounds the head of a user - beneath the layer of strands - to be cut and shaped - and takes the shape generally similar to the shape of the upper perimeter of a hanging downwardly hollow truncated cone, and stretches confor-mably, and holds securely the principal part of the device (i.e.
the ~hollow truncated cone with part of it removed") (Fig. 4 B, C, D).
As an illustration of the principle and method of opera-tion of the invented device let us figuratively imagine a per-fect haircut - a realization of a certain planned design, - as a multiple series of precise, symmetrically drawn and evenly sepa-rated from each other, curved "cutting lines" "drawn" with the scissors in "space", that is above or out of the surface of the head,in the "orbits", that are generally parallel to the general outline of the natural hairline. The distance at which each and every point of the "cutting line" was "drawn" - from each and every point of the surface of the head - stands for the length of the hair at said point of said surface.
How to achieve practically the desired length of the hair at each and every point of the surface of the head? In other words, how to achieve the desirPd shape of a planned haircut, since it is a main condition for achieving the ultimate goal of hairdressers'/hairdesigners' work - creation of the desired coiffure?
In search of a practical answer to this question, it is taker. into consideration the simple fact, that it is compara-tively easier to draw a p~ecise and sy~metrical line on the surface (in our case it is a parting line on the surface of the head, where the symmetry and accuracy may be achieved considering as guiding points the natural features of the head), than to "draw~ a precise and symmetrical line in "space" (in our j ~Z~0~4 _q_ case it is a "cutting line" above, or out of the surface of the head).
Suppose that all the hair of our imaginary client is divi-ded in layers of strands with symmetrically made parting lines around the head (Fig. 3A), which are parallel oriented to the natural hairline and equally separated from each other at the distance approximately 1/2" (or%lcm)~ and that to any and each of said parting lines (the dotted lines on Fig. 3A) it would be possible by any means to "attach" securely a "surface", that:
1) will securely separate each of the parted layers of strands from the others, 2) will provide a visual light convenient background, when said strands will be cut and shaped, and
As an illustration of the methods and tools used in the related field presently, some copies of prior art are enclosed.
Page 1 - is a clipping from a recently issued (Nov. 30, 1982, p. 37) edition of one of the popular weekly newspapers in the U~S.A., the "National Enquirer". It indicates clearly that even highly skilled in the relatecl field people, like the famous hairdesigner, who is showing his ~ork on the pointed out picture with his client bPing suspended upsi~e down, have not found yet any better way to do a precise haircut, it also indicates to what extent even highly skilled hairdressers and hairdesigners are in need of a reliable, convenient tool for use to achieve precision and efficiency in their work.
Enclosed are some copies of chosen at random pages from special maga~ines for hairdressers and hairdesigners "Pivot Point International, 5 Popular Haircuts" ("Prior Art", pp. 2-19). It is quite obvious how the high fashion haircutting-hairshaping procedures, depicted on the enclosed copies, are complicated and time consuming. It requires dividing the hair into multiple little strands, then having each of the multiple parted and fastened strands, in turn, unfastened and subparted a few times.
And the main "toolsn in possession of the hairdresser-hairdesigner in achieving the precise haircut and in ~ulfilling his planned design is estimation by sight and his artistic "flair", which are the qualities of top skilled hairdesigners and artists.
Pages 20-29 of "Prior Artn _ are copies of som~ special magazines for hairdressers and hairdesigners: "14 Classic Hairdesignsn, "Scientific Approach to Hairdesign," and Aura, Essence of Beauty", illustrating methods of high fashion hair-setting and hairstyling.
The high quality work t that is illustrated in the enclosed copies of prior art, with the use o the invented device,may be done in less ti~e, with less tampering with the hair, and does not require top notch s~ills from the hairdressers.
And even for the highly skilled hairdressers and hair-` ~2~13~
designers the invented device will serve as a powerful tool andincrease their creative abilities, because the use of said device not only saves time and makes it possible to accomplish in a very precise way most complicated hairdesigns, but provides a visual graphic aid for multiple modifications.
III. Objects Accordingly, the general object of the present invention is to provide hairdressers and hairdesigners with a reliable and efficient device for use during the haircutting-hairshaping and hairstylin~ procedures.
The more particular objects of the presen~ invention are:
to alleviate the work of hairdressers and hairdesigners and to increase its quality. That is, to help to achieve precisely and effectively any predetermined fashion haircut with a compara-tively small amount of partings of the hair and comparatively little tampering with the hair by providing means that are supposed to be applied consecutively at various levels of the head of a person, whose hair is being cut and shaped, and sup-posed to serve, at the same time, for the following purposes:
for gradual and secure separation of the layers of strands of hair to be cut and shaped - from the rest of the hair, as a light visual background and as a visual graphic aid, mea-suring and recording tool, and a stencil for use during the cutting and shaping of said layers of strands.
The function of separating the layers of strands of hair may be successfully applied in various patterns of hairstyling, re~uiring consecutive separation of the layers of strands of hair to be set on rollers, curled with an iron or pins or styled with a brush and blowdryer. Such application will result in increased efficiency of hairdressers'/hairdesigners' work and in the greater effectiveness of the coiffure.
The other advantages of the invention:
It is considerably simple device, it does not require a big investment to produce it and therefore it will be inexpen-sive (the cost price is supposed to be 80-90 ~ for a piece).
The use of the invented device alleviates the labor of hairdresser/hairdesigner and saves time.
It is also convenient for the customer for the same reason.
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- The haircutting-hairshaping and hairstyling with the use of the invented device is healthier for the hair of a client:
it does not require so muc~ tampering with the hair (that is fastening, unfastening and subparting each of the multiple small strands, as has been shown in the lenclosed published prior art) The device is reliable and will have an extremely lar~e market, because, with some basic related skills, the device may also be used domestically.
High quality ~ashion haircutlting-hairshaping and hair-styling with the use of the invented device may be done not only by top skilled hairdressers, that is not only in the ex-pensive beauty parlours. Even an average skilled hairdresser with the use of the invented device will be able to achieve high quality results.
The device is ornamentally designed, has a good appearance, and it is durable, lightweight, compact in packaging and con-venient in distribution.
And, most important, the invented device represents a new, progressive method in fashion haircutting-hairshaping and hairstyling and is useful and needed.
One of the important advantages o~ the present invention, that it makes possible to standardize ~he various patterns o~
hairdesigns, so vaguely determinable and discernible at present (because, as the enclosed published prior art shows, and as it is commonly known, the fashion haircutting is done at present essentially by estimation by sight, or"freehand").
For example, the hairdesigner, using the invented device is ~eing aware, that a certainly named coiffure requires certain lengths of strands of hair at the certain levels and areas of the head of a person, for instance: 7" (or stated in round numbers, in the metric system o~ measures, - 18 cm) on the crown; 2" (5 cm) on the nape; 6" (15 cm) on the forehead area and 4" (10 cm) on each side. The use of the invented device makes it possible not only to achieve precisely the desired length of strands of hair on the certain given areas and levels of the head and to blend said strands of hair of various lengths into each other efficiently, that is gradually and securely, evenly and symmetrically, but also to put on record ~he haircut and to re-create it precisely if or when it is desired.
;;,~,~, 5 12~034 These and other detailed objects and features of the present invention will become more apparent from consideration of the drawings and ensuing description thereof.
IV. Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invented device, dimi-nished to 11.5%.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the principal part of the inven-ted device, diminished to 32%.
Fig. 3 A, B are schematic representations of the idea and method of using the in~ented devic~ for haircutting-hairshaping procedures and for recordin~ of these procedures.
Fig. 4 A, B, C, D are illustrations of the few key posi-tions out of multiple feasible positio~s of the invented device on the head of a client during the haircutting-hairshaping pro-cedures and an illustration of the mode of cutting and shaping s~rands of hair,and recGrding the procedures while using the device.
Fi~. 5 A, B are illustrations of two out of multiple fea-sible hairstyling patterns for which the present device may be successfully applied, (All the drawings described in details in the next sec-tion: "Detailed Description ofthelnvention, Operation and Instructions. n ) V. Detailed Description of the Invention, Operation and Instructions The invented device for fashion haircutting-hairshaping and hairstyling (Fig. 1) comprises a principal part of the device (a) and a holder (that is an elastic/rubber band)- ~b) being sewn to the whole length of the upper edge (c) of the principal part of the device and thus becoming an integral part of i~.
The principal part of the invented device (Fig. 2) is ornamentally designed that its upper edge (c) fits and can be fastened in circumference on any level of a human head. When placed in such working position the principal part takes shape similar to the shape of a hollow truncated cone ~with part of it removed for exposure o~ the user's face) and conf~ms to the hair lengths, most commonly suitable for fashion haircut-ting and hairstyling operations, and to the features of the human head and sh~ulders.
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rhe size of the principal part is 20 ~ (54.7 cm) by 20"
(50.8 cm) in the widest and longest parts consequently.
The material for use in forming the principal part (a) is preferably soft, smooth, plastic, elastic, flexible, transpa-r~nt, water impervious and strong enough to endure sewing, be-cause the holder (that i5 the elastic/rubber band)-(b) is sup-posed to be sewn to the whole length of the upper edge (c) of the principal part (a); the preferred material for the principal part is a sheet of plastic vinyl.
Regarding the purposed functions of the principal part (a): to provide means for secure separation of ~he layers of strands of hair - to be cut and shaped - from the rest of the hair, to provide a visual light background, when cutting and shaping strands of hair, and to serve as a visual graphic aid, measuring and recording tool,and a stencil during the haircut-ting and hairshaping procedures, ~ the principal part (a) bears a two-color impression of specially arranged ruling.
When the device will be produced, the straight radial lines and their respective capital letters, - that is the first set of lines with their respective designations, - will be dis-played in the same one color; the curved parallel lines and their respective numbers, - that is the second set of lines with their respective designations, - will be displayed in a different color.
As it is shown clearly on Fig. 2, all the lines are designated in sequential order several times repeatedly, as to allow the hairdresser/hairdesigner to see the designations con-veniently from each point of view, while working.
The straight radial lines (said first set of lines~, de-signated with their respective capital letters in alphabetical order, starting from the centerline (A) (said centerline, when the device is placed in the working position, supposed to coin-cide with the center of the back of the head and maintain a vertical direction) and progressing to each of the edges of said principal part the way that each of said radial lines and its respective designations (except of said centerline) has its duplicate on the co~nterpart side of said principal part. Said straight radial lines are crossing the upper edge ~c) 1" (2054 cm) apart from each other, from the center being established at a distance 6 ~" (16 cm) from the middle of the upper edge (c), I
and with their respective capital letters are meant for the purpose of symmetrical guidance (while the layers of strands are being cut and shaped) -The curved parallel lines (said second set of lines) arenumbered in the increasing order from top to bottom ~each figure stands for an equal amount of inches, or x 2.54 cm).
The hatched spaces (d) indicate the extra areas of plastic vinyl material ~o be b~nt under the upper narrow ends of the device to strengthen those two areas, where the fasteners or snapclips will be attached. The solid little squares (e) on both upper narrow ends of the devic~e and on the extra areas (d) are outlining the positions of the self-fastening strips or snapclips - whichever will be used for fastening the device around the head.
The present embodiment of ~he invented device utilizes the B overlapping method of said fastening, that is ~e~ four self-fastening strips will be attached respectively: to the right side,that is to the upper surface,of the right narrow end of the device,and to the reverse side of the left narrow end of the device.
The arrangement of the ruling and designations is destined to provide a visual graphic aid and a measuring tool for the hairdresser/hairdesigner during the haircutting-hairshaping pro-cedures, to alleviate his work and to ensure symmetry, accuracy and effectiveness of the haircut.
The parallel curved lines of the ruling may serve also as a stencil during the haircutting and hairshaping procedures or/and may just serve as a measuring tool; that is the hair-dresser/ hairdesigner, when cutting strands of hair, may follow the curved lines of the impression, if it is corresponding with his planned design, or may use the ruling as just a measuring tool and guide of symmetry to achieve the planned design.
The holder (b) - (Fig. 1) is a narrow (about 1/4", or S-6 mm) elastic/rubber band, permanently attached (by sewing) to the whole lengl:h of the upper edge (c) of the principal part of the device (a) (Fig. 2).
When~sewn to the principal part of the device, said holder :~Z(~L03'~
(that is the elastic/rubber band) is being slightly stretched, and that is why the upper edge of the principal part of the device looks slightly ~athered on Fig. 1. But when the device is put on the head of a client~with said holder (an integral part of the whole upper edge of the principal part of the de-vice) beins placed at a preliminary established parting line on/around any level of the headand fastened in the middle front of the head, said holder surrounds the head of a user - beneath the layer of strands - to be cut and shaped - and takes the shape generally similar to the shape of the upper perimeter of a hanging downwardly hollow truncated cone, and stretches confor-mably, and holds securely the principal part of the device (i.e.
the ~hollow truncated cone with part of it removed") (Fig. 4 B, C, D).
As an illustration of the principle and method of opera-tion of the invented device let us figuratively imagine a per-fect haircut - a realization of a certain planned design, - as a multiple series of precise, symmetrically drawn and evenly sepa-rated from each other, curved "cutting lines" "drawn" with the scissors in "space", that is above or out of the surface of the head,in the "orbits", that are generally parallel to the general outline of the natural hairline. The distance at which each and every point of the "cutting line" was "drawn" - from each and every point of the surface of the head - stands for the length of the hair at said point of said surface.
How to achieve practically the desired length of the hair at each and every point of the surface of the head? In other words, how to achieve the desirPd shape of a planned haircut, since it is a main condition for achieving the ultimate goal of hairdressers'/hairdesigners' work - creation of the desired coiffure?
In search of a practical answer to this question, it is taker. into consideration the simple fact, that it is compara-tively easier to draw a p~ecise and sy~metrical line on the surface (in our case it is a parting line on the surface of the head, where the symmetry and accuracy may be achieved considering as guiding points the natural features of the head), than to "draw~ a precise and symmetrical line in "space" (in our j ~Z~0~4 _q_ case it is a "cutting line" above, or out of the surface of the head).
Suppose that all the hair of our imaginary client is divi-ded in layers of strands with symmetrically made parting lines around the head (Fig. 3A), which are parallel oriented to the natural hairline and equally separated from each other at the distance approximately 1/2" (or%lcm)~ and that to any and each of said parting lines (the dotted lines on Fig. 3A) it would be possible by any means to "attach" securely a "surface", that:
1) will securely separate each of the parted layers of strands from the others, 2) will provide a visual light convenient background, when said strands will be cut and shaped, and
3) will bear a specially arranged impression, which will serve as a visual graphic aid and measuring tool for each and every strand of hair to be cut above said surface.
So, the practical answer to that question is e~bodied in the invented device, "Cut & Style" separates the hair above and below the parting line at which it is secured, while the centerline and the first and second sets of lines and designations serve to guide the hairdresser/hairdesigner in cutting and shaping the hair above the parting line, to permit measuring of the hair to be cut and, as it is being cut, to insure symmetry, accuracy and precision at each layer of hair during the cutting and shaping operation, while the hair beneath the principal part, that is within the "truncated cone", is visible through the sheet for comparison with the hair being cut, when it is draped on and over the upper sur~ace of the device.
For practical application of the device, the distances between the parting lines, separating the layers of strands, and consequently the amount of reiterative applications of the de-vice for separation of said layers of strands and for measuring guidance in cutting and shaping of said strands obviously will vary with regard to the chosen haircut. But it is assumed that merely a few reiterative gradual partings in a manner describ-ed below and with the subsequent use of the device is suffi-cient to accomplish successfully any planned fashion haircut The application of the invented device for fashion hair-setting and hairstyling is based on the function of the device 1~''`;' .
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-as means for consecutive separation of the layers of strands of hair to be se~ on rollers, styled with a brush and blowdryer and curled with an iron or pins.
The further details of the operation of the invented de-vice are set forth below,in the "Instructions", which in concise version are supposed to accompany t:hat article of manufacture when it will be produced.
Instructions: "Cut ~ Styler' is a device for fashion haircutting-hairshaping and hairstyling. It is designed for professional use in beauty parlours and wig manufacturing busi-nesses; with some basic related skills, the device may also be used at home.
The use of the device provides the opportunity to fulfill precisely and effectively any predetermined haircut (obviously, within the limits of the given lengths of hair), which is neces-sary for creatin~ various high fashion coiffures,and also to record a~d to re-create the haircut.
The device is designed to be used for separation of the hair in layers of strands on/around the head of a person. It also makes it possible to cut each of said strands above the surface of the device to a certain desired length and to blend the strands in lengtll symmetrically by utilizing the two-color impression on the surface of the device: the curved lines, with their respective numbers, representing the distances from the upper edge of the device (in inchesj, - for cutting hair to a desired length; the straight radial lines, with their respective capital letters, - for guiding tne symmetry of the "cutting lines. n For recording any fashion haircut (that may be desirable for future re-creation purposes, teaching purposes, standardi-zation of the coiffures purposes, etc.), and because the heads of adult persons do not vary in sizes significantly (as well as the sizes of wigs), it is conditionally assumed, that the device is to be applied on various levels of the head and as many times as necessary for fulfilling the planned haircut, but mainly on the conditionally established as "primary" levels of the head (Fig. 3B): the"general level of the natural hairline"(I), the ~middle level"(II) and the"upper level"(III).
It is required that the"upper"and"middle levels would be ., lZ~:~03'~ -established as generally parallel to the natural hairline (I) and equally separated from each other, and accordingly from the crown (IV~, and the natural hairline (I). Obviously, to estab-lish the location of said parting lines conformably to said "primary" levels, the average. distance from the crown to the natural hairline has to be divided by 3.
With those assumptions the steps of the haircutting pro-cedure shown, for instance, on F:ig. 4D will be recorded as follows:
Level I (or "NHL~ - nNatural EIairline Level~) n A ~ 9;
3 - 8 ~ ; C - 7 ~ ; D - 7 ~c; E - 7 ~ ; F - 7~
It means, that the device is :Located with its holder on the general outline of the natural hairline, and the lengths of hair on that level of the head, according to the designations on the upper surface o~ the device, are: in the middle of the back of the head (the centerline A)- 9"(or stated in round numbers, in the metric system of measures - 23 cm); B - 8~" ( 21cm);
c - 7 3/4" (19S cm); D - 7 3/4~' (lq~5 cm); E - 7~ 8.5cm); F-7 ~cm) The steps shown, for instance, on Fig. 4C should be recorded: ~,f~ c1~
Level III (or "UL" - "Upper Level"); A - 5 (12.5 cm);
and further depending on which one out of the infinite varie-ties of directions will be followed, which in turn depends on the planned hairdesign.
Since the device is designed to keep the client's face exposed, to record the lengths of the hair on any level of the middle front part of the head, that is beyond the surface of the device, the correspoding ruling of the device should be imaginarily extended. Thus, the record of the steps shown, for instance, on Fig. 4C may be concluded as follows: ..."H - 5;
Middle Front - 5" (or any number of inches~ up to 10, in accor-dance with the planned haircut and the ruling of "Cut Style").
To record the type of haircut shown schematically on Fig.
3B, the length of the hair on the crown area (IV) should be measured and recorded as well as the lengths of the hair along the parting lines (II, III) and the natural hairline (I).
When subsequently re-creating, for instance, that type of , 12~1034 -llA -haircut, the strands of hair on the crown area (IV) should be cut to the recorded length as well as the hair along the parting lines ~II, III) and the natural hairline (I~, and to achieve the gradual, smooth outline of that haircut, the hair should be blended in length around the head not only along the parting lines (IIr III) and the natural hairline ~), but also within the natural hairline (I) and the crown area (IV) If the planned haircut requires, the device can be applied also on the auxiliary levels, established in the middle of the distances between said "primary" levels, and in said po-sitions should be conditional;y recordad as, "The L~vel betwe~n the Upper & Middle, n or "The Level between the Upper & Crown~etc If the haircut is assymmetrical, the designations "Rightn and "Left" should be used for recording the steps of the haircut on the right and lef~ sides of the head.
The recording of the haircut (a special notebook for pre-serving of such records is recommended) may be done simultan-eously while cutting and shaping the layers of strands on said "primary" and "auxiliary" levels of the head or afterward, when the haircut is completed.
The haircutting-hairshaping procedure may be started from the upper, lower or middle level of the head and be proceeded accordingly downward or upward.
1. For better results, wet the hair. Supposedly the I
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Accordingly, cut the strands on the crown area (IV, Fig.
3B) to the desired length, then make one accurate, symmetrical and generally parallel to the natural hairline parting line around the head, as shown on Fig. 3B(III) and Fig. 4A with a dotted line, then gather the layer of strands of hair above the parting line and fasten the strands with a clipper.
2. Put the device on the head of your client so that the upper edge of the device, where the holder (that is the elastic/
rubber band)-(b) is located, lays e~actly on the parting line around the head Ishown on Fig. 4A with a dotted line), and fasten the narrow ends of the device in the middle front of the head (Fig. 4B).
3. Unfasten the strands of hair, place them down on the surface of the device (a - on Fig. 4B, C, D) and comb slightly with the edges of the comb, draping the wet hair evenly around (Fig. 4C). While combing be careful not to pull out the hair-strands, that are below the parting line and beneath the device.
So, the practical answer to that question is e~bodied in the invented device, "Cut & Style" separates the hair above and below the parting line at which it is secured, while the centerline and the first and second sets of lines and designations serve to guide the hairdresser/hairdesigner in cutting and shaping the hair above the parting line, to permit measuring of the hair to be cut and, as it is being cut, to insure symmetry, accuracy and precision at each layer of hair during the cutting and shaping operation, while the hair beneath the principal part, that is within the "truncated cone", is visible through the sheet for comparison with the hair being cut, when it is draped on and over the upper sur~ace of the device.
For practical application of the device, the distances between the parting lines, separating the layers of strands, and consequently the amount of reiterative applications of the de-vice for separation of said layers of strands and for measuring guidance in cutting and shaping of said strands obviously will vary with regard to the chosen haircut. But it is assumed that merely a few reiterative gradual partings in a manner describ-ed below and with the subsequent use of the device is suffi-cient to accomplish successfully any planned fashion haircut The application of the invented device for fashion hair-setting and hairstyling is based on the function of the device 1~''`;' .
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-as means for consecutive separation of the layers of strands of hair to be se~ on rollers, styled with a brush and blowdryer and curled with an iron or pins.
The further details of the operation of the invented de-vice are set forth below,in the "Instructions", which in concise version are supposed to accompany t:hat article of manufacture when it will be produced.
Instructions: "Cut ~ Styler' is a device for fashion haircutting-hairshaping and hairstyling. It is designed for professional use in beauty parlours and wig manufacturing busi-nesses; with some basic related skills, the device may also be used at home.
The use of the device provides the opportunity to fulfill precisely and effectively any predetermined haircut (obviously, within the limits of the given lengths of hair), which is neces-sary for creatin~ various high fashion coiffures,and also to record a~d to re-create the haircut.
The device is designed to be used for separation of the hair in layers of strands on/around the head of a person. It also makes it possible to cut each of said strands above the surface of the device to a certain desired length and to blend the strands in lengtll symmetrically by utilizing the two-color impression on the surface of the device: the curved lines, with their respective numbers, representing the distances from the upper edge of the device (in inchesj, - for cutting hair to a desired length; the straight radial lines, with their respective capital letters, - for guiding tne symmetry of the "cutting lines. n For recording any fashion haircut (that may be desirable for future re-creation purposes, teaching purposes, standardi-zation of the coiffures purposes, etc.), and because the heads of adult persons do not vary in sizes significantly (as well as the sizes of wigs), it is conditionally assumed, that the device is to be applied on various levels of the head and as many times as necessary for fulfilling the planned haircut, but mainly on the conditionally established as "primary" levels of the head (Fig. 3B): the"general level of the natural hairline"(I), the ~middle level"(II) and the"upper level"(III).
It is required that the"upper"and"middle levels would be ., lZ~:~03'~ -established as generally parallel to the natural hairline (I) and equally separated from each other, and accordingly from the crown (IV~, and the natural hairline (I). Obviously, to estab-lish the location of said parting lines conformably to said "primary" levels, the average. distance from the crown to the natural hairline has to be divided by 3.
With those assumptions the steps of the haircutting pro-cedure shown, for instance, on F:ig. 4D will be recorded as follows:
Level I (or "NHL~ - nNatural EIairline Level~) n A ~ 9;
3 - 8 ~ ; C - 7 ~ ; D - 7 ~c; E - 7 ~ ; F - 7~
It means, that the device is :Located with its holder on the general outline of the natural hairline, and the lengths of hair on that level of the head, according to the designations on the upper surface o~ the device, are: in the middle of the back of the head (the centerline A)- 9"(or stated in round numbers, in the metric system of measures - 23 cm); B - 8~" ( 21cm);
c - 7 3/4" (19S cm); D - 7 3/4~' (lq~5 cm); E - 7~ 8.5cm); F-7 ~cm) The steps shown, for instance, on Fig. 4C should be recorded: ~,f~ c1~
Level III (or "UL" - "Upper Level"); A - 5 (12.5 cm);
and further depending on which one out of the infinite varie-ties of directions will be followed, which in turn depends on the planned hairdesign.
Since the device is designed to keep the client's face exposed, to record the lengths of the hair on any level of the middle front part of the head, that is beyond the surface of the device, the correspoding ruling of the device should be imaginarily extended. Thus, the record of the steps shown, for instance, on Fig. 4C may be concluded as follows: ..."H - 5;
Middle Front - 5" (or any number of inches~ up to 10, in accor-dance with the planned haircut and the ruling of "Cut Style").
To record the type of haircut shown schematically on Fig.
3B, the length of the hair on the crown area (IV) should be measured and recorded as well as the lengths of the hair along the parting lines (II, III) and the natural hairline (I).
When subsequently re-creating, for instance, that type of , 12~1034 -llA -haircut, the strands of hair on the crown area (IV) should be cut to the recorded length as well as the hair along the parting lines ~II, III) and the natural hairline (I~, and to achieve the gradual, smooth outline of that haircut, the hair should be blended in length around the head not only along the parting lines (IIr III) and the natural hairline ~), but also within the natural hairline (I) and the crown area (IV) If the planned haircut requires, the device can be applied also on the auxiliary levels, established in the middle of the distances between said "primary" levels, and in said po-sitions should be conditional;y recordad as, "The L~vel betwe~n the Upper & Middle, n or "The Level between the Upper & Crown~etc If the haircut is assymmetrical, the designations "Rightn and "Left" should be used for recording the steps of the haircut on the right and lef~ sides of the head.
The recording of the haircut (a special notebook for pre-serving of such records is recommended) may be done simultan-eously while cutting and shaping the layers of strands on said "primary" and "auxiliary" levels of the head or afterward, when the haircut is completed.
The haircutting-hairshaping procedure may be started from the upper, lower or middle level of the head and be proceeded accordingly downward or upward.
1. For better results, wet the hair. Supposedly the I
~2~1034 planned coiffure calls for starting the haircutting-hairshapping procedure from the top of the head.
Accordingly, cut the strands on the crown area (IV, Fig.
3B) to the desired length, then make one accurate, symmetrical and generally parallel to the natural hairline parting line around the head, as shown on Fig. 3B(III) and Fig. 4A with a dotted line, then gather the layer of strands of hair above the parting line and fasten the strands with a clipper.
2. Put the device on the head of your client so that the upper edge of the device, where the holder (that is the elastic/
rubber band)-(b) is located, lays e~actly on the parting line around the head Ishown on Fig. 4A with a dotted line), and fasten the narrow ends of the device in the middle front of the head (Fig. 4B).
3. Unfasten the strands of hair, place them down on the surface of the device (a - on Fig. 4B, C, D) and comb slightly with the edges of the comb, draping the wet hair evenly around (Fig. 4C). While combing be careful not to pull out the hair-strands, that are below the parting line and beneath the device.
4. Establish the lengths of the strands of the layer of hair by cutting these strands~ starting in the middle of the back of the head, toward the left front and then toward the right front (Fig. 4C). Obviously, the feasible cutting lines (that is the broken lines 1, 2, 3, shown on the Fig. 4C)~may lie higher or lower, than is shown on Fig. 4C, and may have infinite variety of directions, depending on the planned haircut.
When cutting the layers of strands of hair to the desired lengths, utilize the two-color impression on the surface of the device as a graphic aid and as a measuring and recording tool (whenever recording is desired).
After cutting the layer of strands around the head to the desired lenqths, shape these strands (also working around the head) so that these strands will be blended in leng-th with those already cut (on the crown area).
When cutting the layers of strands of hair to the desired lengths, utilize the two-color impression on the surface of the device as a graphic aid and as a measuring and recording tool (whenever recording is desired).
After cutting the layer of strands around the head to the desired lenqths, shape these strands (also working around the head) so that these strands will be blended in leng-th with those already cut (on the crown area).
5. Depending on the planned haircut, the procedures,des-cribed above (parting, adjusting the device, cutting and shaping), may have to be repeated on consecutively different levels of the head (Fig. 3B), in any order, and as many times, as the planned . . .
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haircut requires;3 successive applications of "Cut & Style", in a manner, described in this Instructions, axe usually sufficient to accomplish successfully any planned fashion haircut, to record, and also to re-create the haircut subsequently, if desired.
When proceeding with the haircut from one layer to another, the strands of hair should be cut and shaped to conform (that is, to blend and merge) in lengths with the respective adjacent strands of the previously cut and shaped layer.
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It should be als~ emphasized, that when proceeding with the haircut rom one layer to another - before adjusting the device to a new parting line - all the hair above that new parting line should be securely gathered and fastened.
Accordingly, if the new parting line is to be below the one previously made (in case the haircut was started with the layer of strands on the top oi the head, as shown on Fig. 4A, B, C, and is being continued downward):
a) after cutting and shaping the layer of strands to the desired lengths, gather and fasten the same strands once again above the parting line b) remove the device, establ:ish and make a new parting line (below the previous one), add the new layer of strands to those already fastened , and fasten all the strands together;
c) then adjust the device to the newly made parting line and continue by unfastening, draping, cutting and shapins of that layer of strands If the new parting line is to be made above the previouS
one (in case the haircut was started from the hair ends, as shown on Fig.4D, and is being continued upward):
a) establish and make the new parting line (above);
b) gather and fasten the layer of strands of hair above said parting line (the layer of strands of hair, remaining on the surface of the device, may be shaped to a more precise degree, following the chosen direction of the cutting line);
c) then remove the device and adjust it to the newly made parting line, and continue by unfastenin~, draping, cutting and shaping of that layer of strands.
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haircut requires;3 successive applications of "Cut & Style", in a manner, described in this Instructions, axe usually sufficient to accomplish successfully any planned fashion haircut, to record, and also to re-create the haircut subsequently, if desired.
When proceeding with the haircut from one layer to another, the strands of hair should be cut and shaped to conform (that is, to blend and merge) in lengths with the respective adjacent strands of the previously cut and shaped layer.
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It should be als~ emphasized, that when proceeding with the haircut rom one layer to another - before adjusting the device to a new parting line - all the hair above that new parting line should be securely gathered and fastened.
Accordingly, if the new parting line is to be below the one previously made (in case the haircut was started with the layer of strands on the top oi the head, as shown on Fig. 4A, B, C, and is being continued downward):
a) after cutting and shaping the layer of strands to the desired lengths, gather and fasten the same strands once again above the parting line b) remove the device, establ:ish and make a new parting line (below the previous one), add the new layer of strands to those already fastened , and fasten all the strands together;
c) then adjust the device to the newly made parting line and continue by unfastening, draping, cutting and shapins of that layer of strands If the new parting line is to be made above the previouS
one (in case the haircut was started from the hair ends, as shown on Fig.4D, and is being continued upward):
a) establish and make the new parting line (above);
b) gather and fasten the layer of strands of hair above said parting line (the layer of strands of hair, remaining on the surface of the device, may be shaped to a more precise degree, following the chosen direction of the cutting line);
c) then remove the device and adjust it to the newly made parting line, and continue by unfastenin~, draping, cutting and shaping of that layer of strands.
6. When cutting and shaping hair ends (Fig. 4D): the up-per edge, with the holder (b), is placed following the general outline of the natural hairline around the head and fastened;
all the hair is on the surface of the device (a), and the hair ends should be cut and shaped in accordance with the planned design, while using the arrangement of the lines, letters and figures on the surface of the device as a tool for precision and sy~metry and as a measuring and recording tool, when recording is desired.
all the hair is on the surface of the device (a), and the hair ends should be cut and shaped in accordance with the planned design, while using the arrangement of the lines, letters and figures on the surface of the device as a tool for precision and sy~metry and as a measuring and recording tool, when recording is desired.
7. After the haircut is completed and the device is finally removed, clo the finishing touch-trimming, thinning of the hair (if required), and trim the neckline, if necessary.
8. If the haircut is done in 12~):1()3~
the traditional way, the device will serve as a tool for checking, correcting and perfecting the quality of the haircut, and also for recording the haircut, when desired.
the traditional way, the device will serve as a tool for checking, correcting and perfecting the quality of the haircut, and also for recording the haircut, when desired.
9."Cut & Style" may also be successfully applied in hair-styling operations, when setting the hair on rollers, styling the hair with a brush and blowdryer and curling the hair with an iron or pins, when the planned design requires, for example, to set the hair in evenly and symmetrically shaped rows around the head, or to distinctly separate the layers of hair to be curled or wound in opposite directions, or to protect the hair beneath the surface of the device from drying while the laye~s of strands of hair above the parting line are being styled with a brush and blowdryer. Obviously, when using the device for separation of the layers of strands to be set in various patterns, the distances between the adjacent parting lines should be equal to or larger than (but not less than) the diameter of the roller, or iron curler, or pincurl, whatever is used.
The application of the device in hairsetting-hairstyling makes for emphasising the stylelines, enhances the effective-ness of the coiffures and the efficiency of the hairdresser's/
hairdesigner's work. Two out of the many setting patterns, for which "Cut & Style" may be successfully applied, are illustrated below. Fig. 5A is an illustration of the type of "Artichoken setting pattern. The dotted lines are indicating the parting lines, where the device was applied for the consecutive separation of the layers of stran~s of hair in the hairsetting procedure.
The little arrows are conventional signs showing the directions of winding the strands of hair when setting the hair on rollers. The two arrows,pointing in different directions, showing that it is a choice of setting the hair in either direction.
Fig. 5~ is an illustration of the "Circles" setting pattern. The dotted lines and the arrows - the same as on Fig.
5A.
The application of the device in hairsetting-hairstyling makes for emphasising the stylelines, enhances the effective-ness of the coiffures and the efficiency of the hairdresser's/
hairdesigner's work. Two out of the many setting patterns, for which "Cut & Style" may be successfully applied, are illustrated below. Fig. 5A is an illustration of the type of "Artichoken setting pattern. The dotted lines are indicating the parting lines, where the device was applied for the consecutive separation of the layers of stran~s of hair in the hairsetting procedure.
The little arrows are conventional signs showing the directions of winding the strands of hair when setting the hair on rollers. The two arrows,pointing in different directions, showing that it is a choice of setting the hair in either direction.
Fig. 5~ is an illustration of the "Circles" setting pattern. The dotted lines and the arrows - the same as on Fig.
5A.
10. The device is useful as well~ when an assymmetrical haircut and hairstyle are planned.
11. For hygienic purposes the device has to be thoroughly I
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washed with soap and rinsed with warm water each time after it has been used on a client.
These Instructions do not exhaust all the possibilities and advantages that the use of '~cut & Style" provides. The more skilled the hairdresser is, the more benefit he will derive from using the device, because the use of "Cut ~ Style~ not only saves time and makes it possible to accomplish, record and re-create in a very precise way the most complicated coiffures, but provides a visual graphic aid for various new creations in fashion hairdesi~n.
-It is impossible to enumerate all the varieties of opportunities, that the use of the invented device provides in fashion haircutting and hairstyling.
While the above description contains many specificities, this should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as an exemplification of one preferred embodiment ther00f. Some other variations are possible, f~r example: the size of the device may be changed to conform to a child's head or to longer hair; the arrangement of the impressed guidelines can be made in various ways, the numeration can be presented in the metrical system, etc.
It is recognized, that various modifications and changes may be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit thereof.
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washed with soap and rinsed with warm water each time after it has been used on a client.
These Instructions do not exhaust all the possibilities and advantages that the use of '~cut & Style" provides. The more skilled the hairdresser is, the more benefit he will derive from using the device, because the use of "Cut ~ Style~ not only saves time and makes it possible to accomplish, record and re-create in a very precise way the most complicated coiffures, but provides a visual graphic aid for various new creations in fashion hairdesi~n.
-It is impossible to enumerate all the varieties of opportunities, that the use of the invented device provides in fashion haircutting and hairstyling.
While the above description contains many specificities, this should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as an exemplification of one preferred embodiment ther00f. Some other variations are possible, f~r example: the size of the device may be changed to conform to a child's head or to longer hair; the arrangement of the impressed guidelines can be made in various ways, the numeration can be presented in the metrical system, etc.
It is recognized, that various modifications and changes may be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit thereof.
Claims (2)
1. A device for use in fashion haircutting and hair-shaping to enable a hairdresser or hairdesigner to precisely and effectively fulfill and/or re-create a predetermined haircut of any desired hair length at each and every point of a head or wig, comprising:
a) a principal part consisting of a sheet of smooth, thin, flexible, transparent and water impervious material, said principal part having an upper arcuate edge adapted to be placed and fit in any of a plurality of circumferential positions at various preselected levels on a human head, a lower edge, spaced from said upper edge by dimensions, varying along its length, - selected to conform generally to the hair lengths, most commonly suitable for fashion haircutting and hairstyling operations, and to the features of the human head and shoulders, - and a pair of side edges connecting said upper and lower edges, said principal part having thereon a first set of lines, extending generally radially from said upper edge toward said lower edge, and a second set of curved generally parallel lines, positioned transversely to said first set of lines and generally parallel to said upper edge, a first set of identifying designations, consisting of designations respectively associated with the lines of said first set of lines, and a second set of designations, consisting of designations respectively associated with the lines of said second set of lines, said lines of said first and second sets being spaced from one another by predetermined distances, said first set of lines serving to guide the symmetry of the haircut, while the layers of strands of hair on any level of the head are being cut and shaped, and said second set of lines serving to allow the hairdresser/hairdesigner to cut and shape said layers of strands of hair on the head to any length predetermined by the hairdresser/hairdesigner, said first and second sets of designations on said principal part serving to identify each of said lines to enable the hairdresser/hairdesigner to attain any planned or desired length of hair at each and every point of the head of a person;
b) means secured along the whole length of said upper edge of said principal part for selectively and adjustably securing said upper edge of said principal part at any of a plurality of parting lines on the head of a user, whose hair is to be cut and shaped at a plurality of different levels on said head, with said upper edge of-said principal part being engaged in an arcuate curved configuration around the head, and with the remainder of said principal part curving around the head, below said upper edge and below said parting line on the head, at which it is secured, and hanging downwardly there-from, generally in the shape of a truncated cone, to cover the hair below said parting lines, while leaving the face exposed, whereby said principal part, after taking shape of said trun-cated cone, separates the hair above and below the parting line at which it is secured, while said first and second sets of lines serve to guide the hairdresser/hairdesigner in cutting and shaping the layer of strands of hair above said parting line, when said layer of strands is draped cover the surface of said principal part to permit measuring of said strands to be cut and shaped, and, as they are being cut and shaped, to insure symmetry, accuracy and precision at each of said strands during the cutting and shaping operation, while the hair beneath said principal part, that is within said truncated cone, is visible through said sheet for comparison with said layer of hair being cut and shaped, when it is draped on and over said lines on said principal part.
a) a principal part consisting of a sheet of smooth, thin, flexible, transparent and water impervious material, said principal part having an upper arcuate edge adapted to be placed and fit in any of a plurality of circumferential positions at various preselected levels on a human head, a lower edge, spaced from said upper edge by dimensions, varying along its length, - selected to conform generally to the hair lengths, most commonly suitable for fashion haircutting and hairstyling operations, and to the features of the human head and shoulders, - and a pair of side edges connecting said upper and lower edges, said principal part having thereon a first set of lines, extending generally radially from said upper edge toward said lower edge, and a second set of curved generally parallel lines, positioned transversely to said first set of lines and generally parallel to said upper edge, a first set of identifying designations, consisting of designations respectively associated with the lines of said first set of lines, and a second set of designations, consisting of designations respectively associated with the lines of said second set of lines, said lines of said first and second sets being spaced from one another by predetermined distances, said first set of lines serving to guide the symmetry of the haircut, while the layers of strands of hair on any level of the head are being cut and shaped, and said second set of lines serving to allow the hairdresser/hairdesigner to cut and shape said layers of strands of hair on the head to any length predetermined by the hairdresser/hairdesigner, said first and second sets of designations on said principal part serving to identify each of said lines to enable the hairdresser/hairdesigner to attain any planned or desired length of hair at each and every point of the head of a person;
b) means secured along the whole length of said upper edge of said principal part for selectively and adjustably securing said upper edge of said principal part at any of a plurality of parting lines on the head of a user, whose hair is to be cut and shaped at a plurality of different levels on said head, with said upper edge of-said principal part being engaged in an arcuate curved configuration around the head, and with the remainder of said principal part curving around the head, below said upper edge and below said parting line on the head, at which it is secured, and hanging downwardly there-from, generally in the shape of a truncated cone, to cover the hair below said parting lines, while leaving the face exposed, whereby said principal part, after taking shape of said trun-cated cone, separates the hair above and below the parting line at which it is secured, while said first and second sets of lines serve to guide the hairdresser/hairdesigner in cutting and shaping the layer of strands of hair above said parting line, when said layer of strands is draped cover the surface of said principal part to permit measuring of said strands to be cut and shaped, and, as they are being cut and shaped, to insure symmetry, accuracy and precision at each of said strands during the cutting and shaping operation, while the hair beneath said principal part, that is within said truncated cone, is visible through said sheet for comparison with said layer of hair being cut and shaped, when it is draped on and over said lines on said principal part.
2. A device for use in fashion haircutting and hair-shaping to enable a hairdresser or hairdesigner to precisely and effectively fulfill and/or record, and/or re-create a predetermined haircut of any desired hair length at each and every point of a head or wig, comprising:
a) a principal part consisting of a sheet of smooth, thin, flexible, transparent and water impervious material, said principal part having an upper arcuate edge adapted to be placed and fit in any of a plurality of circumferential positions at various preselected levels on a human head, a lower edge, spaced from said upper edge by dimensions, varying along its length, - selected to conform generally to the hair lengths, most commonly suitable for fashion haircutting and hairstyling operations, and to the features of the human head and shoulders, - and a pair of side edges connecting said upper and lower edges, said principal part having thereon a first set of lines, extending generally radially from said upper edge toward said lower edge, and a second set of curved generally parallel lines, positioned transversely to said first set of lines and generally parallel to said upper edge, a first set of identifying designations, consisting of designations respectively associated with the lines of said first set of lines, and a second set of designations, consisting of designations respectively associated with the lines of said second set of lines, said first and second sets of lines being of different colors, said lines of said first and second sets being spaced from one another by predetermined distances, said first set of lines serving to guide the symmetry of the haircut, while the layers of strands of hair on any level of the head are being cut and shaped, and said second set of lines serving to allow the hairdresser/hairdesigner to cut and shape said layers of strands of hair on the head to any length predetermined by the hairdresser/hairdesigner, said first set of lines including a central radial line, extending from said upper edge, and said first set of designations, including a first designation, associated with said central line, and the remaining lines of said first set being marked with different designations, with lines, equally spaced from said central line, being marked with the same designations, said first and second sets of designations on said principal part serving to identify each of said lines to enable the hairdresser/hairdesigner to attain any planned or desired length of hair at each and every point of the head of a person;
said first set of designations being letters and said second set of designations consisting of numerals, with said numerals associated with each of the lines in said second set of lines, being repeated a plurality of times along each line, and representing various length measurements;
b) elastic band means secured along the whole length of said upper edge of said principal part for selectively and adjustably securing said upper edge of said principal part at any of a plurality of parting lines on the head of a user whose hair is to be cut and shaped at a plurality of different levels on said head, with said upper edge of said principal part being engaged in an accurate curved configuration around the head, and with the remainder of said principal part curving around the head, below said upper edge and below said parting line on the head, at which it is secured, and hanging down-wardly therefrom, generally in the shape of a truncated cone, to cover the hair below said parting lines, while leaving the face exposed, whereby the principal part, after taking shape of said truncated cone, separates the hair above and below the parting line at which it is secured, while said first and second sets of lines serve to guide the hairdresser/hairdesigner in cutting and shaping the layer of strands of hair above said parting line, when the hair is draped over the surface of said principal part to permit measuring of said strands to be cut and shaped, and, as they are being cut and shaped, to insure symmetry, accuracy and precision at each of said strands during the cutting and shaping operation, while the hair beneath said principal part, that is within said truncated cone, is visible through said sheet for compa-rison with said layer of strands being cut and shaped, when it is draped on and over said lines on said principal part.
a) a principal part consisting of a sheet of smooth, thin, flexible, transparent and water impervious material, said principal part having an upper arcuate edge adapted to be placed and fit in any of a plurality of circumferential positions at various preselected levels on a human head, a lower edge, spaced from said upper edge by dimensions, varying along its length, - selected to conform generally to the hair lengths, most commonly suitable for fashion haircutting and hairstyling operations, and to the features of the human head and shoulders, - and a pair of side edges connecting said upper and lower edges, said principal part having thereon a first set of lines, extending generally radially from said upper edge toward said lower edge, and a second set of curved generally parallel lines, positioned transversely to said first set of lines and generally parallel to said upper edge, a first set of identifying designations, consisting of designations respectively associated with the lines of said first set of lines, and a second set of designations, consisting of designations respectively associated with the lines of said second set of lines, said first and second sets of lines being of different colors, said lines of said first and second sets being spaced from one another by predetermined distances, said first set of lines serving to guide the symmetry of the haircut, while the layers of strands of hair on any level of the head are being cut and shaped, and said second set of lines serving to allow the hairdresser/hairdesigner to cut and shape said layers of strands of hair on the head to any length predetermined by the hairdresser/hairdesigner, said first set of lines including a central radial line, extending from said upper edge, and said first set of designations, including a first designation, associated with said central line, and the remaining lines of said first set being marked with different designations, with lines, equally spaced from said central line, being marked with the same designations, said first and second sets of designations on said principal part serving to identify each of said lines to enable the hairdresser/hairdesigner to attain any planned or desired length of hair at each and every point of the head of a person;
said first set of designations being letters and said second set of designations consisting of numerals, with said numerals associated with each of the lines in said second set of lines, being repeated a plurality of times along each line, and representing various length measurements;
b) elastic band means secured along the whole length of said upper edge of said principal part for selectively and adjustably securing said upper edge of said principal part at any of a plurality of parting lines on the head of a user whose hair is to be cut and shaped at a plurality of different levels on said head, with said upper edge of said principal part being engaged in an accurate curved configuration around the head, and with the remainder of said principal part curving around the head, below said upper edge and below said parting line on the head, at which it is secured, and hanging down-wardly therefrom, generally in the shape of a truncated cone, to cover the hair below said parting lines, while leaving the face exposed, whereby the principal part, after taking shape of said truncated cone, separates the hair above and below the parting line at which it is secured, while said first and second sets of lines serve to guide the hairdresser/hairdesigner in cutting and shaping the layer of strands of hair above said parting line, when the hair is draped over the surface of said principal part to permit measuring of said strands to be cut and shaped, and, as they are being cut and shaped, to insure symmetry, accuracy and precision at each of said strands during the cutting and shaping operation, while the hair beneath said principal part, that is within said truncated cone, is visible through said sheet for compa-rison with said layer of strands being cut and shaped, when it is draped on and over said lines on said principal part.
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